“It is a great honor for the city of Ajaccio, for Corsica and for France to welcome you. » On the occasion of Pope Francis' visit to Corsica, Emmanuel Macron traveled to Ajaccio to come and greet the sovereign pontiff, who was absent at the inauguration of Notre-Dame. The two men met at around 6 p.m. in the Napoleon lounge at Ajaccio airport, from where the pope was to leave for the Vatican.
Emmanuel Macron offered the Pope the work “Rebuilding Notre-Dame de Paris”, the official book of the restoration of the cathedral devastated by a fire on April 15, 2019. He also gave him an old edition by Charles Péguy, “Presentation of la Beauce at Notre-Dame de Chartres,” said the Élysée. The sovereign pontiff thanked him in these terms, according to Vatican News: “I thank you for coming here. This gesture shows your personality, the search for the meeting. Thank you very much for the time you gave me. »
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Don't lose your good mood
The Pope presented the president with pontificate medals, as well as a copy of his apostolic exhortation “Gaudete et Exsultate”, indicating to Emmanuel Macron the page where the recommendation of Saint Thomas More is cited – which he often repeats in his speeches – not to lose good humor and warmly inviting him to read it. The two men then parted ways with a hug on the tarmac.
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